Can't inherit default page layout on a publishing site?

Hi,
Implementing SharePoint for the first time.
We've got a page layout that we want to use as a default.
We've got it set as the default in the top site in the site collection.
However, when I create a Publishing Site with Workflow, it doesn't default to using the right layout, despite the fact the sub-site's Site Settings / Page Layouts show that it it set to inherit the default page layout from its parent.
Oddly, when I create another type of site, e.g. a Blank Site, it does inherit the default layout.
Any suggestions?
:|Ben

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